certitud

Borrowed from Latin certitūdō. Doublet of certidumbre.

• IPA^(key): /θeɾtiˈtud/ [θeɾ.t̪iˈt̪uð̞] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /seɾtiˈtud/ [seɾ.t̪iˈt̪uð̞] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ud
• Syllabification: cer‧ti‧tud

certitud f (plural certitudes)

1. certainty

   Synonyms: certeza, certidumbre, (archaic) certinidad

   Antonym: incertitud (archaic)

• The synonyms certeza and certidumbre are more common, especially the former.

• “certitud”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025